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VMWareAfdService VMWareCertificateService VMWareDirectoryService VMwareComponentManager VMwareDNSService VMwareIdentityMgmtService VMwareSTS VServiceManager rhttpproxy vPostgres vapiEndpoint vimPBSM vmon vmonapi vmsyslogcollector vmware-cis-config vmware-license vmware-perfcharts vmware-psc-client vmwareServiceControlAgent vpxd vpxd-svcs vsan-health vsphere-ui vspherewebclientsvcĮsxAgentManager VMWareCAMService content-library mbcs vmware-autodeploy-waiter vmware-imagebuilder vmware-network-coredumpĬ:\Program Files\VMware\vCenter Server\bin>
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Having no luck finding any other articles or blog posts on the internet that applied to issue with the Windows version of vCenter, I went ahead and checked the Content Library service as noted in the VCSA KB article and noticed that it was indeed stopped:Ĭ:\Program Files\VMware\vCenter Server\bin>service-control -status However, the vCenter Server for this example is not an appliance but rather Windows and the version is 6.5 U2c (Build: 8815520):īuild numbers and versions of VMware vCenter Server (2143838) OVF deployment fails after upgrading to vCenter Server Appliance 6.5 U1 (2151085) Searching the internet with the error message and symptoms returns plenty of results for the VCSA (vCenter Server Appliance) pointing to the following KB: You’ve confirmed that all of the services within the Windows services console are started: You noticed that an attempt to use the vSphere Client (HTML5) will show that the Deploy OVF Template… is greyed out:
To Deploy OVF Template, login with version 6.5.0.0 of vSphere Web Client.
This version of vCenter Server does not support Deploy OVF Template using this version of vSphere Web Client. Reduce the VM CPU count and memory resources to the minimum and convert the VM to template, switch the CD/DVD drive to client device as well disconnect it and convert the VM to template.You’re attempting to deploy and OVF within a VMware vCenter Server 6.5 installed on a Microsoft Windows Server but noticed that the deployment within the vSphere Web client fails with the following error:
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Install all baseline applications you may want to include in your template. Turn off Windows Defender Firewall (can be later turned on via group policy or a PowerShell script)ĭisable Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration (ESC) (can be later turned on via group policy or a PowerShell script)įrom PowerShell, install Chocolatey Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force ::SecurityProtocol = ::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072 iex ((New-Object ).DownloadString('')) None of the following steps are mandatory but should be considered for a Windows template:ĭisable user account control (can be later turned on via group policy or a PowerShell script) Power on the VM and start the Windows Server installation.īefore converting the VM to a template, several actions are required.Ĭhange PowerShell execution policy to Bypass by running the Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Bypass command in PowerShell (can be later tuned on via group policy or a PowerShell script).Īllow WinRM communication to the OS by running the allow_winrm PowerShell script.
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Point to the Windows Server ISO file location.
Make sure to select Microsoft Windows Server 2016 or later (64-bit) as the guest OS. It also does not review either VMware or Windows best practices.ĭownload the latest Windows Server ISO fileĪlthough it can be used locally, for faster deployment it's recommended to upload the file to a vSphere datastore or to vCenter content library.Ĭreating Windows Server 2019 VM template Deploying and installing Windows Server
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This guide assumes that you have some VMware vSphere familiarity and you have knowledge on how to install Windows Server.
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